Ailments Help Page
This page may help you to identify a medical or surgical consultant speciality that treats your complaint but the first course of action should be to contact a General Practitioner. NHS Bodymap site may also be helpful to you. 
| Abortion | Gynaecology |
| Aids | HIV Medicine/Genitourinary Medicine |
| Alcohol abuse | Alcohol and substance misuse |
| Allergies | Allergy Medicine |
| Ankle | Orthopaedics |
| Aneurism | Vascular Medicine/Surgery |
| Arthritis | Rheumatology |
| Asthma | Chest/Thoracic/Respiratory Medicine |
| Balance | Otolaryngology/Neurology/Orthopaedics/General Medicine |
| Backache | Orthopaedics/Neurosurgery |
| Bladder | Urology |
| Blood disorders | Haematology |
| Bowel disorders | Colorectal Surgery |
| Bone marrow | Haematology |
| Brain Injury | Neurosurgery/Neurophysiology |
| Brain rehabilitation | Neurophysiology |
| Breast augmentation/reduction | Breast Surgery/Plastic Surgery |
| Breast reconstruction | Plastic Surgery |
| Breast surgery | Breast Surgery |
| Breathing | Chest/Thoracic/Respiratory Medicine and Cardiology |
| Bunions | Orthopaedics |
| Burns and scars | Plastic Surgery |
| Cancer treatment | Oncology |
| Carpal Tunnel | Orthopaedics/Hand Surgery |
| Cervical Screening | Pathology |
| Chest pain | Cardiology |
| Children | Paediatrics |
| Contraception | Sexual Health |
| Cosmetic dentistry | Orthodontics |
| Cosmetic surgery | Plastic Surgery |
| CT Scanning | Radiology |
| Dental disorders | Maxillofacial Surgery |
| Depression | Psychiatry |
| Diabetes | Endocrinology/General Medicine |
| Dialysis | Nephrology/Renal Medicine |
| Digestive disorders | Gastroenterology |
| Drug addiction | Alcohol and substance misuse |
| Dupuytren’s contraction | Orthopaedics/Hand Surgery |
| Eating disorders | Psychiatry |
| Elbow and shoulders | Orthopaedics |
| Endocrine | Endocrinology/General Medicine |
| Ear | Otolaryngology/ENT Surgery |
| Epilepsy | Neurology |
| Eczema | Dermatology |
| Eyes | Ophthalmology |
| Falls | Care of the Elderly/General Medicine |
| Female health | Gynaecology |
| Fertility | Gynaecology/Urology |
| Foot and ankle | Orthopaedics |
| Gall bladder | Gastroenterology |
| Gastro intestinal | Gastroenterology |
| Gout | General Medicine |
| Gynaecology | Gynaecology |
| Hand and wrist | Orthopaedics/Hand Surgery |
| Haemorrhoids | Colorectal Surgery |
| Headaches | Neurology |
| Heart | Cardiology/Cardiac Surgery |
| Hernia | General Surgery |
| Hips | Orthopaedics |
| HIV | HIV Medicine/Genitourinary Medicine |
| Hysterectomy | Gynaecology |
| Impotence | Urology/Sexual Health |
| Infertility | Gynaecology/Urology |
| Kidneys | Nephrology/Renal Medicine |
| Knee | Orthopaedics |
| Laser eye treatment | Ophthalmology |
| Laser skin/scar treatment | Dermatology/Plastic Surgery |
| Lupus | Rheumatology |
| Lungs | Chest/Thoracic/respiratory Medicine |
| Liver | Hepatology/Gastroenterology |
| Mens’ health | Urology |
| Mouth disorders | Maxillofacial surgery |
| Mind | Psychiatry |
| MRI Scanning | Radiology |
| MS | Neurology |
| Muscle | Rheumatology |
| Neck | Otorhinolaryngology |
| Nerve pain | Neurology/Neurosurgery |
| Nose | Otolaryngology/ENT Surgery |
| Obesity | General Medicine/Gastrointestinal Surgery |
| Osteoporosis | Rheumatology |
| Pain | Anaesthetics/Pain Management/Acupuncture |
| Parkinson’s Disease | Neurology |
| Phlebitis | Vascular/General Medicine |
| Piles | Colorectal Surgery |
| Pregnancy | Obstetrics |
| Prostate | Urology |
| Psychiatric Illness | Psychiatry |
| Rash | Dermatology/Plastic Surgery |
| Rehabilitation | Intermediate Care/Rehabilitation Medicine |
| Respiratory problems | Chest/Respiratory/Thoracic Medicine |
| Rheumatism | Rheumatology |
| Scanning | Radiology |
| Scars | Plastic Surgery |
| Sciatica | Orthopaedics/Neurology/Neurosurgery |
| Sexual dysfunction | Urology/Gynaecology |
| Sexually transmitted diseases | Genitourinary Medicine |
| Skin | Dermatology |
| Sleep disorder/snoring | Otolaryngology/ENT Surgery |
| Spine | Orthopaedics/Neurosurgery |
| Sports injuries | Sports Medicine/Orthopaedics |
| Sterilisation | Gynaecology |
| Stress | General Psychiatry |
| Stroke | Stroke/General Medicine |
| Stomach | Gastroenterology |
| Teeth | Orthodontics/Maxillofacial Surgery |
| Throat | Otolaryngology |
| Toes | Orthopaedics |
| Urology | Urology |
| Varicose veins | Vascular/General Surgery |
| Vasectomy | Urology/General Surgery |
| Venereal disease | Genitourinary Medicine |
| Womens’ health | Gynaecology |
| X Ray | Radiologist |